Draft Complete for Buffalo River Preservation Plan
From US News
The Buffalo River Watershed Management Plan draft recommends reducing pollutants that end up in streams in the watershed. A watershed drains into the body of water that it surrounds, and can bring in pollutants from the soil due to stream bank erosion, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported .
“In Arkansas, that’s a big issue in just about every watershed,” said Allen Brown, program coordinator in the nonpoint source pollution management section of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, which ordered the draft.
Recommendations include monitoring water quality, conducting special studies, providing education for visitors and residents, and applying management strategies.
The draft created by environmental consulting firm FTN Associates is the latest measure taken toward preserving the Buffalo River after concern over C&H Hog Farms, a large animal-feeding operation on Big Creek near where it meets the river.
